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please join me in welcoming steve bucci. steve? [applause] >> i want to thank everyone for being here today on a rainy day in washington, and to discuss the cherry topic of when the next catastrophe strikes. unfortunately, we always face that. there is always fun to be a next the event that will occur, and the only thing we can do is see how well we are prepared. this is by the way the first of the event we will have this week for our homeland security 2012 week. this is an excellent vehicle to keep off that serious up panels. the speakers are going to speak for about 10 minutes apiece and the order -- we will start with admiral johnson and then go to paul stockton and wrap up with jim carafano. i will introduce each of them first and turned them loose. if they start to go too much over 10 minutes, i will jump up and they will realize there is something afoot. otherwise i will stay in my seat and enjoy their comments. normally when you do these it gets tough to introduce people, but with this group it is pretty easy for me. beginni
please join me in welcoming steve bucci. steve? [applause] >> i want to thank everyone for being here today on a rainy day in washington, and to discuss the cherry topic of when the next catastrophe strikes. unfortunately, we always face that. there is always fun to be a next the event that will occur, and the only thing we can do is see how well we are prepared. this is by the way the first of the event we will have this week for our homeland security 2012 week. this is an excellent...
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steve? [applause] >> i want to thank everyone for being here on a rainy day in washington, and to discuss the cherry topics of when the next catastrophe strikes. unfortunately, we always face that. there is always going to be in next event that is going to occur and the only thing we can do is to see how well we are prepared to address that. we have three speakers this morning who actually are an ideal route to make that discussion real for all of us. this is by the way the first of the events we have this week for our homeland security 2012 week and this is an excellent vehicle to kickoff that series of panels. the speakers are going to speak for about ten minutes apiece and reorder we are great start with admiral johnson and then go to assistant secretary stockton and then last wrap up with jim carroll vana to -- garrifano. i'm going to turn them loose and of the serbs to go over the ten minutes i will jump up to the podium and they will realize that something is afoot. otherwise i will ju
steve? [applause] >> i want to thank everyone for being here on a rainy day in washington, and to discuss the cherry topics of when the next catastrophe strikes. unfortunately, we always face that. there is always going to be in next event that is going to occur and the only thing we can do is to see how well we are prepared to address that. we have three speakers this morning who actually are an ideal route to make that discussion real for all of us. this is by the way the first of the...
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the people in t venture gos e e oe finance the e,ic a there because the steve jobs doesn't want to take the financial risk. he is willing to take the product design risk that he wants want somebody else to take the financial rsk e atos t lee t money, but would you want a society that encourages iphone and google and mri dealt cawe eniod ne sies cgfr a to be very careful because somebody is a risk-taker is a risk-taker taking the risk aw froron in most instances to perform a really valuable function? is really funny because the loa in an uncomfortableeing globe in the west, and get their risktakers in china are celebrat. the risktakers in india are celebred. thrisktakers and brazil e br. ita ire are lauded. vietnam wants to encourage more risktakers. indonesia wants more risktakers. they are all buildingnew exchges d th areryinto deloe n os u t tn world with declining economies, real high unemployment rates, suffering middle classes, are rning agaitar,he uns ld growing, building their economies, providing jobs are celebrating the risktakers. the bric countries like it and the western cou
the people in t venture gos e e oe finance the e,ic a there because the steve jobs doesn't want to take the financial risk. he is willing to take the product design risk that he wants want somebody else to take the financial rsk e atos t lee t money, but would you want a society that encourages iphone and google and mri dealt cawe eniod ne sies cgfr a to be very careful because somebody is a risk-taker is a risk-taker taking the risk aw froron in most instances to perform a really valuable...
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the initial response in 2005 was slow and inadequate before steve preston took over and really turned the disaster program around, and it's improved since then. we were able to work on this committee in a very bipartisan way to write and enact further improvement and reforms that senator lane drew mentioned. i was proud to work with senators on the intriew.s including the disaster e reforms in the 2008 farm bill. but we can continue to learn and continue to improve and enact reforms and we need do that including in this context. and third, and finally, i want to touch on an area that outside this committee's jurisdiction, but nevertheless, very important, which is the core of engineers and corp. of reform. the corps is obviously another federal agency that is important with regard to any disaster like this. and we have to improve the corp. process and address real reforms so that we can work qukly and adequately address needs like this. we have been working on that including in a bipartisan way, and i hope to include many furthered significant corp. reforms in the next word bill which
the initial response in 2005 was slow and inadequate before steve preston took over and really turned the disaster program around, and it's improved since then. we were able to work on this committee in a very bipartisan way to write and enact further improvement and reforms that senator lane drew mentioned. i was proud to work with senators on the intriew.s including the disaster e reforms in the 2008 farm bill. but we can continue to learn and continue to improve and enact reforms and we need...
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major benefit to the fire chiefs by helping the incident management covering activity working with steve, travel and local agencies. the authorization for the usfa expires and senator joe lieberman and susan collins have introduced the mark gup s2218. this bill would authorize funding for the usfa through fiscal year 2017. on behalf of the leadership of the nation's fire and the msm service i ask the committee consider companion legislation this year to i would like to thank the committee for being continued supporters of the nation's fire service over the years. we have made major progress in reducing the tragedy of the fire loss in the past 30 years. however, we have much work to do. adding to for holding this hearing i look forward to answering any of your questions. thank you. >> thank you comegys critchley. i now recognize mr. o'connor for his testimony. >> thank you, chairman quayle comer remember, member bonamici. i represent the national association of firefighters, 300,000 members that serve communities in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts. i'm especially pleased
major benefit to the fire chiefs by helping the incident management covering activity working with steve, travel and local agencies. the authorization for the usfa expires and senator joe lieberman and susan collins have introduced the mark gup s2218. this bill would authorize funding for the usfa through fiscal year 2017. on behalf of the leadership of the nation's fire and the msm service i ask the committee consider companion legislation this year to i would like to thank the committee for...
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the initial response 2005 was low, and adequate to before steve preston took over and turned to the disaster program around and it has improved. we could work in this committee to enact further improvements and reform that senator landrieu mentioned. i was proud to work with her and others including the sba disaster reform 2008 farm bill. but we can continue to learn and to improve and enact reform and we can in this context. finally, to touch on an issue outside of our jurisdiction which is the core of engineers. it is another federal agency that is important within the disaster we have to improve the process to address real reform so we can work quickly and address needs like this. we have then working on that in a bipartisan way. we hope to have more reform in the next bill that senator boxer and i are working on now. thank you. >> senator mendez would you allow him? thank you. you have an ad day's show been a champion and we're happy to hear your opening remarks. >> thank you for the opportunity. thank you for coming to new jersey with several colleagues to look at the devastation on goo
the initial response 2005 was low, and adequate to before steve preston took over and turned to the disaster program around and it has improved. we could work in this committee to enact further improvements and reform that senator landrieu mentioned. i was proud to work with her and others including the sba disaster reform 2008 farm bill. but we can continue to learn and to improve and enact reform and we can in this context. finally, to touch on an issue outside of our jurisdiction which is...
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i realize i pushed the limits of my time, steve. steve blum, through his personal leadership, build, expanded, and in some cases initiated cases initiated see burn response capability that was unprecedented. that capability was located within the national guard. the national guard recognized that in the 21st century our adversaries accommodation states and terrorists, for now have the capacity to acquire incredibly destructive weapons, weapons that can be miniaturized and easily transported, that could conceivably cause great numbers of casualties within our own country. we were extremely vulnerable to that type of asymmetric chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high explosive attack within the borders of our nation. the national guard under steve's personal leadership step up and said we can do something about that. under the leadership of the national guard, 17 enhanced response force packages were created. 57 civil support teams were established. ultimately, and a little later, homeland response forces got all established
i realize i pushed the limits of my time, steve. steve blum, through his personal leadership, build, expanded, and in some cases initiated cases initiated see burn response capability that was unprecedented. that capability was located within the national guard. the national guard recognized that in the 21st century our adversaries accommodation states and terrorists, for now have the capacity to acquire incredibly destructive weapons, weapons that can be miniaturized and easily transported,...
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i realize i pushed the limits of my time, steve. steve blum, through his personal leadership, build, expanded, and in some cases initiated cases initiated see burn response capability that was unprecedented. that capability was located within the national guard. the national guard recognized that in the 21st century our adversaries accommodation states and terrorists, for now have the capacity to acquire incredibly destructive weapons, weapons that can be miniaturized and easily transported, that could conceivably cause great numbers of casualties within our own country. we were extremely vulnerable to that type of asymmetric chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high explosive attack within the borders of our nation. the national guard under steve's personal leadership step up and said we can do something about that. under the leadership of the national guard, 17 enhanced response force packages were created. 57 civil support teams were established. ultimately, and a little later, homeland response forces got all established
i realize i pushed the limits of my time, steve. steve blum, through his personal leadership, build, expanded, and in some cases initiated cases initiated see burn response capability that was unprecedented. that capability was located within the national guard. the national guard recognized that in the 21st century our adversaries accommodation states and terrorists, for now have the capacity to acquire incredibly destructive weapons, weapons that can be miniaturized and easily transported,...
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in fact two days ago we hosted an event with congressman steve israel and sba administrator karen court mills and we invited businesses impacted on the horror stories that they shared with us work at wrenching. in addition to the lives lost in homes lost, tear the stories of businesses turned and destroyed as well was indeed at wrenching. while the sba has made available to business community those resources which illegally can, we think some changes may be warranted. almost all federal money that is available to small businesses is in the form of loans. after the storm ended this economy, small business owners are resistant to taking on more debt. most of the money lost by small business can never be recovered. if you're a homeowner, you may be eligible for a grant from fema. if you're a business owner, your only federal should is a federal loan and this has to change because those that do not get back into business fast may find themselves unable to ever open again. small businesses often live week to week have fewer reserves and are more dependent and thus rebuilding him of a long is
in fact two days ago we hosted an event with congressman steve israel and sba administrator karen court mills and we invited businesses impacted on the horror stories that they shared with us work at wrenching. in addition to the lives lost in homes lost, tear the stories of businesses turned and destroyed as well was indeed at wrenching. while the sba has made available to business community those resources which illegally can, we think some changes may be warranted. almost all federal money...
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. >> let's go up to steve. >> my name is steve. i have no affiliation. this is a fairly broad question, but what i thought originally were going to talk about is what do you mean by fairness when it comes to income inequality? because to me, looking at in common equality, almost presumes that the income pie -- we have a fixed income pie and therefore the rich are getting income at the expense of the poor. and i would say for the most part that is not true. therefore, i don't really understand how the fact that a rich person makes billions of dollars is unfair to the poor person if there's an expanding tide and it has nothing to do with how much the rich person make some terms of the fairness of how much the poor person pays in taxes. >> all right. a nice broad philosophical question. when the bride james makes a lot of money, who loses? >> you're absolutely right. a lot of literature about piketty and saez starts out by saying the top 1% to 20% of the time. actually they given how to% of their own income and that's the way naturally view it. i talk about
. >> let's go up to steve. >> my name is steve. i have no affiliation. this is a fairly broad question, but what i thought originally were going to talk about is what do you mean by fairness when it comes to income inequality? because to me, looking at in common equality, almost presumes that the income pie -- we have a fixed income pie and therefore the rich are getting income at the expense of the poor. and i would say for the most part that is not true. therefore, i don't really...
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after graduation, jeff like his parents steve and susan who are both educators, decided to dedicate his life to public service. jeff was known by his friends for his smile, his great sense of humor and his kind heart. he leaves behind a three-year-old son, logan. these two men honorably served their community by faithfully carrying out the duties of a law enforcement officer. rather than shirking from danger, our police officers pledge to face danger with courage, and that is what these two men did. inscribed here in washington, d.c. at the national law enforcement memorial are these words: it is not how these officers died that made them heroes. it is how they lived. today we remember david and jeff for their lives, for their lives that was in service to others, their lives that served topeka. we express our gratitude for their dedication to their community and to their country. we remember their families and their loved ones, and i ask all kansans, in fact all americans to join in remembering david and jeff's families in their thoughts and prayers this week. may god comfort them in th
after graduation, jeff like his parents steve and susan who are both educators, decided to dedicate his life to public service. jeff was known by his friends for his smile, his great sense of humor and his kind heart. he leaves behind a three-year-old son, logan. these two men honorably served their community by faithfully carrying out the duties of a law enforcement officer. rather than shirking from danger, our police officers pledge to face danger with courage, and that is what these two men...
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. >> i am steve the car and i'm lawyer and private practice in d.c.. perhaps this is the best directed to the captain. i find the center for technology -- but what is happening with congress? are they doing anything to implement this or have oversight hearings on this? >> privacy wasn't included really as a discussion topic i don't think in the most recent round of legislation that was passed. you know there has been interesting developments since then and my other panels here who actually spend more time in d.c. than i do may have more insight into this. i think there is an upsurge in concern about privacy. the trade organizations that are looking to promote the use of drones have gotten somewhat concerned about the development and the impact it may have on their industry. they have been approaching various privacy organizations and also congressional staffers to try to see whether there is something they can do preemptively to fund some potential common ground here so that technology can move forward and not be completely stymied by the privacy conce
. >> i am steve the car and i'm lawyer and private practice in d.c.. perhaps this is the best directed to the captain. i find the center for technology -- but what is happening with congress? are they doing anything to implement this or have oversight hearings on this? >> privacy wasn't included really as a discussion topic i don't think in the most recent round of legislation that was passed. you know there has been interesting developments since then and my other panels here who...
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please join me in welcoming my colleague steve. steve? [applause] good afternoon and welcome to the heritage foundation. we are really glad to have everyone here and this particular subject is a very important one. it -- a year ago the heritage foundation wrote a really fine report on the tragedy that occurred in fukushima. one year later, they've written a new one, which is, again, and excellent analysis on what went on and what we can learn from our friends and allies in japan and how they dealt with the particular dragty. what we're going to do is afternoon is have our first speaker who will be mr. yasuhiko iwasaki from japan. and i will give the full introduction in a second. he will get up and speak to us. he'll be using a translator. for those who have not had that experience with a speaker, it's a learning one. then, we will bring up a panel of three other speakers, who i will introduce at that time, and at the end of their remarks, we will then open it up for q and a. let me tell you ahead of time, i get kind of draconian with q a
please join me in welcoming my colleague steve. steve? [applause] good afternoon and welcome to the heritage foundation. we are really glad to have everyone here and this particular subject is a very important one. it -- a year ago the heritage foundation wrote a really fine report on the tragedy that occurred in fukushima. one year later, they've written a new one, which is, again, and excellent analysis on what went on and what we can learn from our friends and allies in japan and how they...
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so steve, can you take us back to the rebellion slide? okay. and can you just run through? these are the korean her changes that were defending their property during the mist of the riot. there's a couple of more. real stakes, real property, real violence. >> those are people are fed up. you know. they were fed up. >> i think there is one more. okay. so pause on the image. this image comings from our collection of malcolm x's papers, and this is a response to a police raid on islam temple in 1962, where two african-american members of that temple were killed according to the nation in cold blood, by the lapd. it spurred malcolm x to a much more aggressive position on antipolice brutality. he carried that. it was located near harlem. i thought this was a powerful image of the headline there will reads "seven unarmed know grows shot in cold blood by los angeles police." it gives us a historical frame you were born in 1965, right this this is three years before rodney king was born. it certainly gives some richness and texture, did you know about this? >> no. i didn't. but but
so steve, can you take us back to the rebellion slide? okay. and can you just run through? these are the korean her changes that were defending their property during the mist of the riot. there's a couple of more. real stakes, real property, real violence. >> those are people are fed up. you know. they were fed up. >> i think there is one more. okay. so pause on the image. this image comings from our collection of malcolm x's papers, and this is a response to a police raid on islam...
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michael basin and steve harvey seem to be talking about this at all points. people and communities around the country were organizing. jesse mohammed, who i mentioned before, part of a national conference call from student government associations, especially in schools throughout the south and historic black colleges and universities and they were organizing on how to come out. many students who had never before been to a protest were actually not only planning to go, but were organizing entire buses from their community or their school to go. on that day, september 20, it is estimated about 40,000 people came and marched in that town. soon after the charges against the youth were dropped, and those 69 men are now in college today instead of in jail. that absolutely happened because of this national grassroots media that kept the story alive and these family members, they fought against this wall of official silence for months to make the story come out and fight the story to come out. it does remind me of what happened later with egypt or it these people hav
michael basin and steve harvey seem to be talking about this at all points. people and communities around the country were organizing. jesse mohammed, who i mentioned before, part of a national conference call from student government associations, especially in schools throughout the south and historic black colleges and universities and they were organizing on how to come out. many students who had never before been to a protest were actually not only planning to go, but were organizing entire...
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steve -- [inaudible] during the -- i served in the u.s. navy during the cold war in the vietnam era, and i was suspected of passing secret documents. alternate identity obtained during the soviet on a naval base in california at san diego. and i can understand what bradley manning has gone through in terms of what you said, 18th century philosopher who said there's always going to be -- what'd he say, that this is the same thing wrapped up in a different package throughout the centuries. and the point is, there's always going to be people who go against the grain, speak truth to power, and there always will. and while they didn't find anything on me and i, i've been in prison, in solitary almost in the same conditions he has, and i don't compare myself to him. he's done a far greater thing than i have, and, um, there are times when you have to speak truth to power, okay? and, um, basically what i was doing in the navy, again, was painting alternate identity documents just to get in under another name. they thought i was a benedict arnold t
steve -- [inaudible] during the -- i served in the u.s. navy during the cold war in the vietnam era, and i was suspected of passing secret documents. alternate identity obtained during the soviet on a naval base in california at san diego. and i can understand what bradley manning has gone through in terms of what you said, 18th century philosopher who said there's always going to be -- what'd he say, that this is the same thing wrapped up in a different package throughout the centuries. and...
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they want to get in and steve -- steal it without you knowing it. that's what is so troubling about. hundreds and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost every year for the theft has been reprogrammed commercially against u.s. companies. this is a big is probably as i've ever seen and it is one of things, of the many that keeps me up at night. >> thanks or let me explain it. it's something we didn't get into today, because that's really not the focus of what they can even watch. so that's why this information sharing i think is so important. it would help american businesses by the federal government having information of being able to identify that code, share it with the right partners, an amazing what we be able to stop. .. >> it drops a remote access tool on your pc. you know how you dog in to -- log in, when you remote access to work from home or wherever you're doing it? you're now the server, and once they're on, they can troll around your pc, your network and so on, and the intellectual property theft has become significant. it is probably the nu
they want to get in and steve -- steal it without you knowing it. that's what is so troubling about. hundreds and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost every year for the theft has been reprogrammed commercially against u.s. companies. this is a big is probably as i've ever seen and it is one of things, of the many that keeps me up at night. >> thanks or let me explain it. it's something we didn't get into today, because that's really not the focus of what they can even watch. so that's why...
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. >> at this moment does it look like the image of a christmas eve company or steve or do week over the cliff? >> who knows. somebody who thinks they know is only guessing. maybe there's some strategy in the white house that by a certain date a work something out. >> really stop the morning with the papers. we still love the current papers. mr. woodward is assistant managing editor of the "washington post," which says fiscal year earnings yet to face wall street as stock markets are convinced that the fiscal drama is going to work out. the "financial times" has the opposite headline. they say wall street anxiety grows. so which of these is more true? >> on wall street they live in the zone of eternal and i'm peaceful coexistence of optimism and pessimism. you can talk to somebody who's in the investment world on wall street and in the morning and they're optimistic in in the afternoon their pessimistic. so i think probably one, you know, don't know. both papers have great reporters and they're talking to people about that and so forth. if you look, i would go with deposed in the short r
. >> at this moment does it look like the image of a christmas eve company or steve or do week over the cliff? >> who knows. somebody who thinks they know is only guessing. maybe there's some strategy in the white house that by a certain date a work something out. >> really stop the morning with the papers. we still love the current papers. mr. woodward is assistant managing editor of the "washington post," which says fiscal year earnings yet to face wall street as...
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. >> reporter, republican what steve -- joins together a few months ago to reinvigorate the data act on the senate side. serb leaders in seeking the publication and standardization of government data in that spending category. the other four categories, we are seeing some leaders, just not as quite as high profile. our coalition is going to be pounding down doors in the 113th congress so hopefully get that. >> that is the question the plumbing is stopped up to extend the weather grows metaphor. >> let's continue with this metaphor. >> to do we need to call on to and stop it? and, you know, making it worse. i will change metaphors. in looking into a crystal ball, you know, what is likely to happen over the next year's as well as what needs to happen to make these famous move forward. >> i will try. again, i go back to the point that we need more legislation because we need to institutionalize it and we need to immunize a lot of these things from the winds of an incoming administration. this is an administration that is talking the talk about transparency in openness. it came after it
. >> reporter, republican what steve -- joins together a few months ago to reinvigorate the data act on the senate side. serb leaders in seeking the publication and standardization of government data in that spending category. the other four categories, we are seeing some leaders, just not as quite as high profile. our coalition is going to be pounding down doors in the 113th congress so hopefully get that. >> that is the question the plumbing is stopped up to extend the weather...
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>> thanks, steve. i welcome the opportunity to see my colleagues again. i see mike in the pentagon perhaps all too often. so that's not so unusual, but rose and i, our paths cross less frequently. i just came back on wednesday from a bilateral consultative position meeting, about two weeks in duration. the treaty says that you should meet generate just the standard of two times per year. if you don't want to meet you can sort of agree on one another to do less, and you can also through a notification process decide to do more. we met twice during 2011, and once here in the calendar of 2012, though i guess we were actually still in session between, at the time of the birthday of the year of defense and -- just a couple things, probably about 20 or 25 people from both sides. we had representation from all the interested opponents on both sides. the ministry of defense, the ministry of foreign affairs, ross adams going to be the worry about the nuclear weapons themselves on the russian site. on the u.s. side we had representatives from the department of stat
>> thanks, steve. i welcome the opportunity to see my colleagues again. i see mike in the pentagon perhaps all too often. so that's not so unusual, but rose and i, our paths cross less frequently. i just came back on wednesday from a bilateral consultative position meeting, about two weeks in duration. the treaty says that you should meet generate just the standard of two times per year. if you don't want to meet you can sort of agree on one another to do less, and you can also through a...
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both steve and condoleezza said to me our country has been going through two wars and we need diplomats. they made it clear we need to start tamping down some issues in the world. we can't have everything kind of belowing up in the our faces. and one of the issues that i was very aware of coming from seoul was that if you did opinion survey in the fall of 2004, some 40% of south korea begans were blaming the united states for the north korea nuclear crisis, if you could imagine that. so a lot of what was really necessary in terms of the six-party talk, the process the president bush had set up with [inaudible] process that jim kelly and mike green got going. it in fact it elaborated some of the negotiating strategy. that process was very important not so much in terms of dealing with the always lovable north koreans. you pick to pick them up and hug them, you know. the process was important we had allies that were doubting us. and i think the thing that we did in terms of working with the rok and closing that daylight that it appears between our two countries, and really creating a situ
both steve and condoleezza said to me our country has been going through two wars and we need diplomats. they made it clear we need to start tamping down some issues in the world. we can't have everything kind of belowing up in the our faces. and one of the issues that i was very aware of coming from seoul was that if you did opinion survey in the fall of 2004, some 40% of south korea begans were blaming the united states for the north korea nuclear crisis, if you could imagine that. so a lot...
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steve forbes, "forbes" magazine named as the best state in america. economic outlook is good. these are basic principles that we all embrace in the states, it's not a zero-sum game. i believe if every state does what we are doing, what you will hear today, we will all have what i call the rising tide of economic expansion, which raises all boats on the part. i do believe the states are the ones that will lead. thank you. >> governor walker. >> i should note, i think the timing of nebraska getting down to 3.9% unemployment coincide with when the cornhuskers went into the big ten's i think that was a key reason for that. [laughter] spent you want to tell them what happened speak was the first game -- i didn't say who won the game but i was smiling at the end of the game. we hope you're just as great a host this year, hopefully not with the same reaction. but i also want to echo to begin with what both the other said. i think attitude is very much a part of the. i remember a year and half ago in january 2011, every time you come into the state of wisconsin, one of our major highw
steve forbes, "forbes" magazine named as the best state in america. economic outlook is good. these are basic principles that we all embrace in the states, it's not a zero-sum game. i believe if every state does what we are doing, what you will hear today, we will all have what i call the rising tide of economic expansion, which raises all boats on the part. i do believe the states are the ones that will lead. thank you. >> governor walker. >> i should note, i think the...
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at the same time steve forces it to spend $43 million of his own money. that is what he did in 1996 and in 2000 he spent $38 million of his own money. i told that to senator kerrey when i was of the harvard faculty in the early 2000's. you know, there has never been a credible candidate for president to spend his own money. if you're ever in that position and you did it would probably help you. he was in that position in 2003. howard dean was beating him pretty badly in terms of the amount of money raised. needed 14 million carry four. characteristics of 7 million of his own money in and won the iowa caucus and became the nominee. i watched msn b.c. sometimes. down at the gym with senator shimmer watching television. they run as regularly just the way that -- i mean, their broadcasts are ads for a political point of view. that is their right to do. in countries where we don't have a democracy the first thing that the leaders do is to take over the television stations and keep everybody else from having enough money or resources. this line is we have a fir
at the same time steve forces it to spend $43 million of his own money. that is what he did in 1996 and in 2000 he spent $38 million of his own money. i told that to senator kerrey when i was of the harvard faculty in the early 2000's. you know, there has never been a credible candidate for president to spend his own money. if you're ever in that position and you did it would probably help you. he was in that position in 2003. howard dean was beating him pretty badly in terms of the amount of...
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[applause] steve of course is the co-host of morning edition. he is the author and has been involved in a lot of issues reporting on the middle east and international affairs and of course domestic policy as well so i'm going to turn the program over to steve and we will have 30 to 40 minutes of questions and then turn it over to the audience for q&a. steve, go ahead. >> mr. glickman thank you very much and for having me at the aspen institute. it's an honor to talk to both of you folks. i grew up watching abc news. i continue to pay attention to adc's reporting. so it's great to meet amy walter, the person when sure tells george stephanopoulos what to do. >> everything. [laughter] >> tells him what to do, everything. whenever they say it's from her brain to their mouth and out into the ether. when i moved to washington in 1996, very early on i had some local question i was putting to a colleague and they said you really ought to just call what charlie cook because he knows more than anybody else. it was true then and continues to be true now an
[applause] steve of course is the co-host of morning edition. he is the author and has been involved in a lot of issues reporting on the middle east and international affairs and of course domestic policy as well so i'm going to turn the program over to steve and we will have 30 to 40 minutes of questions and then turn it over to the audience for q&a. steve, go ahead. >> mr. glickman thank you very much and for having me at the aspen institute. it's an honor to talk to both of you...
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[laughter] so it seems than that this is emblematic that this really is an american tapper steve and we really ought to share in some ways in obama's story. i wanted you to have the last word about what more in what we might tell her children about this history and connectedness in spite of all of this ugliness in many uncomfortable ways. >> i think we should talk about it. it's hard to talk about but the reverberations from any and i think i'm a communicator, i'm a writer so maybe a bit too much emphasis and hope the dialogue. talking about how some understanding the history helps. i hope that interest in michelle obama's family might bring a little interest in history too. >> well, we will applaud her in just a moment. [applause] you have another opportunity but now it's your turn. anyone who has a question or comment, please don't offer both. if you would like to say something, you can have your moment. the microphone is open. if you have a question, please keep it brief. anyone? this is the first at the schaumburg. surely someone has a question. >> i'm going to wait for someone t
[laughter] so it seems than that this is emblematic that this really is an american tapper steve and we really ought to share in some ways in obama's story. i wanted you to have the last word about what more in what we might tell her children about this history and connectedness in spite of all of this ugliness in many uncomfortable ways. >> i think we should talk about it. it's hard to talk about but the reverberations from any and i think i'm a communicator, i'm a writer so maybe a bit...
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house democratic leader nancy pelosi joins steve israel to introduce a new house democrat, new house democrats who were elected this month. these members will take office in january, and c-span is scheduled to cover this briefing live at 2 eastern right after the house gavels out. >> c-span invites middle and high school students to send a message to the president through a short video. let president obama know what's the most important issue he should consider in 2013 for a chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. c-span's student cam video competition is open to students grades 6-12, and the deadline is january 18, 2013. go online to studentcam.org. >> what i like about c pan's coverage is -- c-span's coverage is it's in depth. often times you'll cover an event from start to finish, and i can get the information that i need. i like to watch "the communicators," i like to watch congressional hearings. the events that you do at the national press club where there are policy leaders speaking, i find those useful. >> howard woolley watches c-span on verizon. c-span, created by america'
house democratic leader nancy pelosi joins steve israel to introduce a new house democrat, new house democrats who were elected this month. these members will take office in january, and c-span is scheduled to cover this briefing live at 2 eastern right after the house gavels out. >> c-span invites middle and high school students to send a message to the president through a short video. let president obama know what's the most important issue he should consider in 2013 for a chance to win...
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. >> than a related question i think is what has become a more mainstream example in the steve jobs and president obama discussion. why do you make the iphones in america? there are not enough engineers here. i need to go to china because you don't need to have doctors but you need an advanced education to have enough engineers overseeing the work and i can only do that in china. i can't do that in the u.s. and jim for all of your industries for your particular areas of the economy, how do you make more product in the united states and employ more people in the united states? what happens -- has to happen in your point of view? >> you touched on the educational issue, the stem science technology, engineering and math. we are falling behind in this country when you get to the root cause it's k-12. kids don't turn on and they don't get excited. the quality of teaching is not there so there is a whole thing there that the president is focused on this area and he should do more but that is a long-term frustrating answer because that source is 15 years from now. i think there is a lot of inv
. >> than a related question i think is what has become a more mainstream example in the steve jobs and president obama discussion. why do you make the iphones in america? there are not enough engineers here. i need to go to china because you don't need to have doctors but you need an advanced education to have enough engineers overseeing the work and i can only do that in china. i can't do that in the u.s. and jim for all of your industries for your particular areas of the economy, how...
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but the issue was whether or not steve generation in the citizen voting age population created a lack of distortion that created one person one vote. there was a wonderful job on laying the one person one vote-related issues which will save me time but there are three preliminary questions that i want to make note of and tell you briefly the answer before i move on to discussing the conclusions we reached about issues and citizen apportionment and citizen redistricting. there are three empirical questions that come up that lead us to examine this issue whether or not political powers should be apportioned based upon citizenship. the first is to what extent is the use of one person one vote, the equalizing of district populations an empirical truth in terms of creating one person one vote in terms of turnout? the second question is are there political consequences in participation variations across districts in congressional and state legislative elections? and the third question is, what factors exist that structure variations of participation rates among the several states of the uni
but the issue was whether or not steve generation in the citizen voting age population created a lack of distortion that created one person one vote. there was a wonderful job on laying the one person one vote-related issues which will save me time but there are three preliminary questions that i want to make note of and tell you briefly the answer before i move on to discussing the conclusions we reached about issues and citizen apportionment and citizen redistricting. there are three...
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my preye predecessor, ted steve, knew senator inouye as his brother. they worked together and produced much good for both our states. that will last for generations. when i was elected to this office, senator inouye was one of the first members to reach out to me to ask how he could help. the unique thing about senator inouye was always his quiet approach to all the issues. he provided me quiet advice and helped me learn how this place works. many times i'd be down here at the podium and in the well here waiting for the vote to be tallied or members to vote, and snon senator inouye was come in, stand at the edge there and look up and just say, how's it going, alaska? and we would have a brief conversation and usually his words were land incredible insight -- it may not even be relevant to the topic that we were voting on, but he'd say something to me about something he knew i was working on. and he would just share a few words. i know the first people of alaska will especially remember hum for his dedication to their success. he met with alaskan native
my preye predecessor, ted steve, knew senator inouye as his brother. they worked together and produced much good for both our states. that will last for generations. when i was elected to this office, senator inouye was one of the first members to reach out to me to ask how he could help. the unique thing about senator inouye was always his quiet approach to all the issues. he provided me quiet advice and helped me learn how this place works. many times i'd be down here at the podium and in the...